ResearchResearch Activities

IOG conducts research across five key themes: China, Europe and the United States, economic security, international security order, and emerging technologies. These activities are summarized through essays written by IOG researchers, offering in-depth analysis and insights on these critical areas.
Diplomacy
How effective are the West’s sanctions on Russia?

The previous three Geoeconomic Briefing series discussed whether Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has aspects of a “new war.” To be

Director & Group Head, Economic Security

Kazuto Suzuki

Security
Does the conflict in Ukraine represent a ‘new war’?

KOIZUMI Yu Lecturer, Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology,The University of Tokyo When looking at the ongoing w

Diplomacy
Japan has much to learn from Taiwan’s countering of China’s sharp power

HUANG Wei-Hsin project researcher, Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia, the University of Tokyo   For four days bet

Diplomacy
The war in Ukraine offers valuable lessons on changing global relations

SATO Heigo Professor, Takushoku University The global strategic community has learned many lessons from the war in Ukraine sin

Security
The Choice Between Russia and Ukraine

In IOG Geoeconomic Insights, IOG's experts take one story shaping today’s international politics and draw out its implications.

Managing Director (Representative Director), International House of Japan

Ken Jimbo

Emerging Technology
Ukraine war highlights private sector’s role in conflict

It has long been said that technology changes warfare. But what changes have taken place in the Russia-Ukraine war? While relat

Visiting Senior Research Fellow

Kousuke Saito

Economic Security
Japan needs to take measures against China’s geoeconomic strategy

The year 2022 is set to go down in history. The international situation changed drastically after Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb

Visiting Senior Fellow

Naoko Eto

Diplomacy
Japan’s policy on China is critically lacking a military perspective

OUE Sadamasa Consulting Senior Fellow Group Head, International Security Order, Institute of Geoeconomics Lieutenant General, J

Diplomacy
Japan needs to come up with a new geoeconomic strategy

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s administration is currently working to revise the national security strategy — first created in Dec

Group Head, Europe & Americas

Yuichi Hosoya

Diplomacy
How Japan is building on U.S. policy for economic security

The economic security promotion law, which was enacted in May, aims to comprehensively and effectively facilitate the implementati

Managing Director (Representative Director), International House of Japan

Ken Jimbo

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